Dustin's 180 gallon peninsula aquarium (input wanted)

WarDog · #1 08-21-2016, 05:20 PM

Looks awesome! Maybe add some angled support for sway?

dustinc · #2 08-21-2016, 05:22 PM

I've been on the fence with that... I think I might want a little bit of flex in the stand as so it sits level

e46er · #3 08-21-2016, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by dustinc

I've been on the fence with that... I think I might want a little bit of flex in the stand as so it sits level

I would add some angle supports and shim it as needed las opposed to accounting for flex in the frame

dustinc · #4 08-22-2016, 03:06 AM

I checked out a couple professionally build stands that the company that is building my tank built... and they used much weaker angle iron and square tubing with no shear bracing ether, I used 2" angle iron and 3/16" thick 1 1/2" square tubing, the lower angle iron also works as a mini shear bracing... once I get the weight of the tank on I'll double check everything... But I got it painted today..

First a couple coats of primer

Then some HOK base coat ( had some left over )

And lastly clear

Hopefully it will hold up to saltwater

dustinc · #5 10-02-2016, 05:16 PM

well it was a much longer wait than anticipated but the tank finally arrived

dustinc · #6 10-02-2016, 05:19 PM

Filled it up and added some FIJI Pink sand (much too fine for my liking, will mix some Seaflor into it later) here is a video of two RW20's in wave 1 mode
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1Q...JHU193bGZSczh3

dustinc · #7 10-02-2016, 05:24 PM

And finished my AquaScape as well as adding two fish Coral beauty (quarantined with CP for two weeks) and a Sixline (used the tank transfer method for him as I've read wrasses do not like CP)